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Documentation: Date: 1850, 28 Oct

Type: U.S. Census, Michigan Township, Clinton Co., IN, Page 851, Lines 9-

14 Fam. #72, Page 855, Lines 2-5 Fam. #96, Lines 6-9 Fam. #97, Matthew

SHORT, Asst. Marshall

Quality: Excellent

Location: Clayton Library, Houston, Harris Co., TX

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Date: 1860, 1 Aug

Type: U.S. Census, Tippecanoe Township, Battleground P.O., Tippecanoe

Co., IN, Page 102  Lines 7-13, Ewing Smiley, Asst. Marshall

Quality: Excellent

Location: Clayton Library, Houston, Harris Co., TX

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Date: 1870, 24 Jun

Type: U.S. Census, Lebanon Twp., Cooper Co., MO Otterville P.O., Pg. 54,

Farm #370, Family #366, Lines 3-21

John M. Steele, Asst. Marshall

Quality: Good

Location: Clayton Library, Houston, Harris Co., TX

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1900 Census 16 Jun Lebanon Twp., Cooper Co., MO

Sup. Dist. #7, E. D. #52, Pg. 8, Lines 95-98

W. H. SPILLERS, Enumerator

Nancy & John Wesley DOWNS were living with her daughter & son-in-law,

William & Mary ARMSTRONG.

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Date: 1976

Type: Book, History of New Lebanon, Cooper County, Missouri, Bicentennial

Edition by Eugene Allen Cordry

Quality: Excellent

Location: Clayton Library, Houston, Harris Co., Texas

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Date: 1998, 7 Feb.

Type: Sylvanus P. Downs' family bible is in the possesion of his great

granddaughter. It contains birth dates of all of his children and death

dates of some of them. It also lists Koshockton (sic) Co., Ohio as the

county and state where he was born and Decater Co., Indiana as the county

and state where Nancy Jane was born..

Quality: Good

Location: Versailles, Morgan Co., Missouri

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THE NEW LEBANON CEMETERY

(Transcribed by Gary Harvey from the "History of New Lebanon Cooper

County Missouri" by Eugene Allen Cordry)

DOWNS, SYLVANUS P. (old) b. Friday, Aug. 25, 1826, d. Wednesday, Feb. 21,

1900.

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THE NEW LEBANON CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

(1869 - 1884)

Record Book No. 2 of the New Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church

begins at this point. This record book is of a larger size (8.5" x 11")

and is far more complete than the preceding record book

Oct 29th 1871: Session met at Pleasant Hill School House, members present

Rev. James Logan with Elders Chesley Burnett, Robert C. Steele and D. K.

Steele meeting opened with prayer by Mod. Lora Downs, Alice M. Cordry

having satisfactory evidence of their conversion to God by His Holy

Spirit were admitted to full membership in the New Lebanon Congregation

of the Cumberland Presbyterian. Also same time and place Nancy Burns,

Sylvanus P. Downs & Jane Downs were admitted to full membership by

recommendation. Closed with prayer. Rev. James Logan, Moderator, David K.

Steele, Clerk.

DOWNS, BENNIE (old) b. Sunday, Dec. 2, 1888, d. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1892 son

of W. H. & F. E. Downs.

DOWNS, ELLA E. (LB-11) b 1855 d 1927 [Ella E. Steele married George P.

Downs and had four children: Orion; Cora Belle (married Joseph Benton

Gochenour): John Young; and Bertha May Downs (married Alonzo King son of

William N. King buried Antioch Cemetery. and Nancy Walzer: William N.

King was the son of William Wesley King and Celia Davis). See DVKM.]

DOWNS, GEORGE H. (old) b. Monday, 12 Sep 1864, d. Sunday, Jan. 14, 1872

aged 7 year 4 mo 2 days.

DOWNS, GEORGE P. (LB-11) b. 1848 d 1892 (son of John P. & Sophia DOWNS).

DOWNS, J. P. (old) b. Saturday, June 3, 1820 d. Thursday, Jan. 1, 1885.

[John P. Downs lived 3.5 miles SSE of New Lebanon.]

DOWNS, J. Y. (LB-11) b. Thursday, Mar. 27, 1879, d. Friday, Dec. 28,

1906. [ John Young Downs was the son of George P. Downs. See DVKM.]

DOWNS, NANCY J. (old) b. Sunday, June 21, 1829, d. Monday, Aug. 6, 1906

(Nancy Jane TAYLOR, wife of Sylvanus P. DOWNS.

DOWNS, SOPHIA (old) b.  Jan. 25, 1825, d. Thursday, Mar. 3, 1910 (Sophia

PRICE, wife of John P. Downs).

DOWNS, SYLVANUS P. (old) b. Friday, Aug. 25, 1826, d. Wednesday, Feb. 21,

1900.

DOWNS, WILBER L. (old) b. Monday, 12 Sep 1864, d. Sunday, Aug. 15, 1875

aged 10 mo 29 days. son of W. H. and F. E. Downs.

DOWNS, WILLIAM H. (old) b. Sunday, Jan. 31, 1847, d.Friday, Dec. 1, 1893.

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Cooper County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1-12

Cemetery Records of Cooper County, Missouri Volume IV

Name: Sylvanus P. Downs

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1826

Death Date: 21 Feb 1900

Cemetery: New Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Description: Location: Center NE 1/4 of Section 21; T-46-N; R-18-W; on

the Forest Lewis Farm Note: August, 1978 Mr. Lewis informed Mr. Gene

Cordry that recently some grave stones had been discovered when he and

his sons were cultivating land at this site. He had not known of a burial

plot there. They took the stones to his home and stacked them near the

house. Mr. Cordry and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mitzel were invited to his home

and recorded names.

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On October 29th, 1871, Jane Downs was admitted to full membership by

recomendation to the New Lebanon Congregation of the Cumberland

Presbyterian.

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THE NEW LEBANON CEMETERY

(Transcribed by Gary Harvey from the "History of New Lebanon Cooper

County Missouri" by Eugene Allen Cordry)

DOWNS, NANCY J. (old) b. Sunday, June 21, 1829, d. Monday, Aug. 6, 1906

(Nancy Jane TAYLOR, wife of Sylvanus P. DOWNS.

ANCESTRY.COM

Cooper County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1-12

Cemetery Records of Cooper County, Missouri Volume IV

Name: Nancy J. Downs

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1829

Death Date: 06 Aug 1906

Cemetery: New Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Description: Location: Center NE 1/4 of Section 21; T-46-N; R-18-W; on

the Forest Lewis Farm Note: August, 1978 Mr. Lewis informed Mr. Gene

Cordry that recently some grave stones had been discovered when he and

his sons were cultivating land at this site. He had not known of a burial

plot there. They took the stones to his home and stacked them near the

house. Mr. Cordry and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mitzel were invited to his home

and recorded names.

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